![]() Tucker overcomes his Hollywood good looks to nail, uh, whatever it is that he's supposed to be. Horvath epitomizes the sulky teen, and Suvari resonates as the kind of mom most people would be unlikely to want. But that's forgivable, as horror movies are rarely expected to serve up anything that hasn't been done before. This film has much in common with the far better, far creepier Rosemary's Babyand, to some degree, Get Out. Add the first notes of typical horror movie music, and you know in your bones from the earliest moments that we've either got a case of the supernatural, the undead, or aliens lurking somewhere and up to no good.īut no such promise is made about originality. A shimmering orangey light glows beneath a lake as the action begins, suggesting that things of an otherworldly nature are sure to follow. It almost feels unreasonable to ask that horror movie plots make sense. In the horror tradition, What Lies Below leaves plenty unexplained - but to some degree, that's the point. Libby seems to discover a number of alarming things in the darkness, and a friend is found drowned in a tank with lampreys sucking on her. He apologizes for overreacting, but he also suggestively licked the blood off his finger. By this time, John has already touched Libby "down there" - supposedly to mop up her leaking menstrual blood, as if that were a normal occurrence. After the couple announces that marriage is in the plans, Libby sees a guy who looks just like John nuzzling another woman in town. Maybe the positive pregnancy test explains it all? Libby's alarm grows, but at any suggestion that John might not be the right guy for her, Michelle accuses Libby of trying to sabotage their relationship. Soon Michelle isn't feeling well: She has debilitating stomach pains, and she's sleeping a lot. Libby's unease is compounded by hearing the loud sexual moans coming from her mom's bedroom. He seems a bit creepy, but he attributes that to his own social awkwardness and habit of sleepwalking. Michelle has news: She's in love with John (Trey Tucker), a younger hunk who's been running fresh water experiments in the area. She returns from science camp to the family's lakeside summer home to be with her hovering mother, Michelle ( Mena Suvari), who seems unable to respect any boundaries between herself and Libby. In WHAT LIES BELOW, Libby ( Ema Horvath) is a socially awkward teenager who loves archeology and wants to study at Cambridge. To stay in the loop on more movies like this, you can sign up for weekly Family Movie Night emails. And the whole plot questionably suggests that there's little to no chance of a woman over 40 finding an attractive partner unless his intentions are malignant. The movie is filled with anti-female violence, including binding, domination, and murder. Language includes "f-k," "s-t," bastard," "bitch," "crap," and "tush." Women who've been drowned in tanks are on display. A man inappropriately reaches for a teen girl's genitals, supposedly to "helpfully" mop up her menstrual blood. A couple has non-graphic sex, though a man's bare back is seen. Eerie, dissonant music signals early on that suspense and anxiety are in store. ![]() ![]() The girl has to watch her mom ( Mena Suvari) kissing the new guy (Trey Tucker) in front of her and can't avoid hearing their loud, unsettling sexual moaning. Parents need to know that What Lies Below is a thriller/horror movie about a teenager ( Ema Horvath) who must cope with her mom's new boyfriend from hell (perhaps literally). ![]()
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